Every year, Graminy performs a springtime concert celebrating agroecology, the Loving of the Land concert, sponsored by the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  We always end the concert with a version of this song.  I originally wrote the main tune on guitar.  I later added a chant that draws on Ojibwe song styles. This rendition dates from 2012, and is scored for bluegrass quintet and choir.  

Mary Gaines sings lead, with backing from the Blue Dog Consort -- and of course Graminy.  From a live performance in UW-Madison's Mills Hall.

Loving of The Land

Michael Bell